Fountain-pen



(No Model.)

J. HOLLAND.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

No. 351,033. Patented Oct. 19, 1886,.

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JOHN HOLLAND, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

FOUNTAIN-PEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,033, dated October 19, 186.

Application filed August 23, 1886. Serial No. 211,600.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HOLLAND, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Fountain-Pens, of which the following` is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of fountainpens in which the common writing point is supplied with ink from a tubular handle.

. Its Objectis a simple device to hohl the penpoint, furnish a regular and uniform supply of ink to it when in use, and prevent leakage when the pen is not in use.

rIhe invent-ion consists in providing a simple point holder and feeder adapted to be inserted' within the end of any hollow pen-handle, the device being simple in construction, easily applied for use, removed for cleansing, and not liable to clog or get ont of order.

rI'he invention will be Yfirst fully described iu connection with the accompanying drawings, in which like parts are represented by similar reference-letters wherever they occur throughout the various views, and then specifically referred to and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is a central longitudinal sectional view of a fountain.- pen provided with myimprovements. Fig; 2 is a transverse section taken through line a' .r of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is an elevation,looking upon the upperside of the pcn,of my preferred form of holder and feeder. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section ol" a modified formof the penpoint holder and feeder. Fig. 5 is an elevation, looking upon the upper side of the pen, of the form shown in Fig. 4, the view in Fig. 4 being taken through linen n of Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of my preferred form of point holder and feeder. All oi' the above Views except Fig. l are drawn upon an enlarged scale.

The reservoir-handle A and point-section B are of the usual form, and are constructed preferably of hard rubber or some material non-corrodible by ink. My preferred form of pen-point holder and feeder C (shown clearly in Fig. 6) is also of rubber, and consists of a short cylindrical plug, with a tongue, c, eX- tending from its forward end to bear upon the upper side of the pen-point D, which is held in the transverse groove c in the forward end of the plug. One side of the plug C is lattened off, as shown at c2, to permit a flow of lNo model.)

ink from the reservoir-handle, and the tongue c is slotted through, as shown at c, to permit the ink to pass to the upper side of the pen and be carried down for delivery to the writing-points by the act of writing. By this means no ink will reach the under side of the pen, except that which passes through between the slotted nibs when separated by pressing upon the paper, and all danger ot" blotting is there fore avoided, while a steady supply of ink is insured.

In the moditied form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, instead of flattening oft' one side of the plug, the slot ci" is carried back to the end of the plug C to furnish the discharge orifice from the fountain. The flow is diminished in depth at the inner end, as is also the flattened part c2.

I have discovered that by making the inkduct smaller at its inner end sufficient air will work into the handle by the act of writing to render independent vent openings unnecessary. By this means, also, all leakage is prevented when the pen is not iu use, eventhough it be carried point down.

It is obvious that the point-section B may be dispensed with and the peu holder and feeder fitted directlyinto the handle A; butI prefer to make the handle as shown, as it is more convenient to nnscrew the section B :from the part A than it would be to withdraw the point a'nd its holder to supply the handle with ink.

\Vhat I claim is l. A pen holder and feeder for fountainpens, consisting of a cylindrical plug cut away upon one side to provide an inleduct, slotted transversely to receiveand hold the pen-point, and having a slotted longitudinal tongue eX- tending from its transversely-slotted' end to bear upon the upper side of the pen, in combination with a tubula-r handle to receive the cylindrical part of said holder, substantially as shown and described.

2. In combination with a hollow pen-handle, the cylindrical holder C, having a slotted extension to bear upon the upper side of the pen-point, and having the duct for the passage of ink from the reservoir diminished at its inner end, substantially as shown and de` scribed.

JOHN HOLLAND.

\Vitnesses:

J As. Hisniir, GEO. J. lil'uiuniv.

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